With a mantra like There are no bad originals, only bad Photoshop operators, you know best-selling author Dan Margulis is serious about exposing people to the magic of Photoshop. Nowhere is that magic more apparent than in its LAB color processing capabilities, which can make even the subtle canyon colors of rock, sand, and dirt come to vivid life. However, you may be wary of taming the complex beast. Hereí»s your guide! In these pages, Dan shows that you can derive enormous benefits from just a few simple tools and techniques. He also demonstrates that you can take these techniques as far as you wish, employing the power-user features he describes in later chapters. Starting with canyons and progressing to faces, you will see just how quickly you can begin improving your images by following the recipes included here. Each chapter
includes a sidebar with review questions and exercises as well as a Closer Look section that examines some of the principles behind the techniques. A CD includes exercise files.

Modern athletic shoes are an impressive blend of design and engineering. Learning how to model one in modo lets you master skills that will serve you well in the creation of various other hard and softbody objects – backpacks, luggage and the like.
This video tutorial takes you step-by-step (no pun intended) through the creation of an athletic shoe. Not only will you be shown how to model the shoe, piece by piece, you will also learn how to create UV maps and prepare the shoe for a presentation rendering. Right down to the stitching. Models in modo’s .LXO format are supplied with many of the videos so that you have access to the project at each stage.

Real-world skills for the aspiring motion graphics artist. Master the core techniques with 12 engaging lessons that feature step-by-step instructions and professional insights. End-of-chapter projects challenge your creativity in putting the new techniques to work. The companion DVD features QuickTime movies and all of the required media.

David N. Kitler instruction DVD, David N. Kitler shows you his straightforward
method for observing and conveying the information critical to successful drawing. You will learn his process for capturing accurate likenesses in the wild or in the studio. This drawing instruction DVD, Draw with Confidence: from Basic to Brilliant, is for artists with beginning to intermediate skills.

If anyone is familiar with Digital Film Tree, you'll know they accomplished quite a few tasks under their Sunset Boulevard compounds. They're recently working on Anthony Minghella's major motion picture release, "Cold Mountain", edited by Walter Murch. Also to DFT's credit is the brainpower collaboration in the development of the program called, "Film Logic" or as we so well know, "Cinema Tools".

The Sistine Chapel ceiling. The Pietà. The David. The Last Judgment. The Moses. The Dome of St. Peter's Basilica. Michelangelo's artistic achievements, in their scope and execution, seem unimaginable. His brilliance is apparent in
every medium he worked in and with every tool he used. Today, more than 500 years after his unique artistry burst forth on the Renaissance world, the breadth and depth of his accomplishments still confound our attempts to grasp their full importance.

Cut a scene from the USA Network television series Monk, create a promo for SeaworldÆs Belief documentary, and master filters and effects as you edit a segment of BBC Motion Gallery's Living Colour documentary. Completely revised for Final Cut Pro 6 and featuring all-new footage, this best-selling, Apple-certified guide provides a strong foundation in all aspects of video editing.

Apple - Final Cut Pro X - System Requirements and Tech ...
Final Cut Pro X is Apple’s revolutionary video editing application. Review a comprehensive list of features and specifications.
Apple - Final Cut Pro X - All Features
Use Final Cut Pro X to import, organize, edit, add effects, sweeten, grade, and deliver your video project. Find breakthrough features at every step.
Apple - Final Cut Pro X - Resources
Explore a range of helpful resources for Final Cut Pro X, including third-party plug-ins, books, web tutorials, supported devices, and more.
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Final Cut Studio 2, Apple's suite of innovative digital video products, enables anyone to make edits to a DV project, trim footage, produce an audio soundtrack, and deliver the finished project as a polished DVD. But in the highly specialized broadcast TV, video, and film industry, many editors who use Final Cut Studio just need to focus on specific production tasks in their daily work.

Illustration is the backbone of graphic design, be it for publications, advertisments, commercials, billboards or even graffiti. Regardless of its medium, most illustrators develop a very recognisable style. In this issue's feature, we look at the work and read the words of 8 leading designers who share what may be broadly termed a child-like approach to illustration.

The DVD contains 9 tutorial videos and at times we go room by room, control by control and other times we jump around the interface depending on what the natural flow is of that area of the interface. In the case of Setup, well thatí»s all self-contained whereas the Secondaries Room very often involves the ColorFX and Geometry Room. So where appropriate we will flow from room to room.

Take great pictures with your Canon Digital Rebel XTi / EOS 400D! All you need is this training DVD and about two hours, and youÆll have the knowledge and the confidence to create the images you want. The topics are arranged in chapters, so you can move at your own pace, and return later to individual subjects. Cut weeks or months off your learning curve. This DVD not only gets you up and running with confidence, it explains what the engineers had in mind when they designed the outside dials and controls. YouÆll come back to this video again and again.

Wedding Templates Volume 2 is a set of high resolution layouts for books & cards, provided in three unique styles. Drag, drop & size your image Saved as 300 DPI layered PSD files, the Wedding Templates are fully editable. The set is complete with a printed thumbnail reference card.

Learn time-saving animation techniques, the mechanics of quadrupeds, and a flexible workflow to creating convincing animations in XSI. Contains over 3 hours of project-oriented training. Perfect for intermediate artists.